414 Quotes by Harry S Truman

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it.

There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do

On tight money: It reflects a reversion to the old idea that the tree can be fertilized at the top instead of at the bottom - the old trickle-down theory.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.

A society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members

On the one hand, the Republicans are telling industrial workers that the high cost of food in the cities is due to this government's farm policy. On the other hand, the Republicans are telling the farmers that the high cost of manufactured goods on the farm is due to this government's labor policy. That's plain hokum. It's an old political trick: "If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em." But this time it won't work.

We all have to recognise, no matter how great our strength, that we must deny ourselves the licence to do always as we please.